Census Family Structure Including Stepfamily Status (9) and Number and Age Combinations of Children (29) for Census Families with Children in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2016 and 2011 Censuses - 100% Data

• Census year (2): 2016

This table details census family structure including stepfamily status and number and age combinations of children for census families with children in private households in Dufferin

Census family structure including stepfamily status (9)	Number and age combinations of children (29)
	Total - Census families with children	Families with children aged 25 and over only	Families with at least one child aged 0 to 24 years	1 child (aged 0 to 24 years)	0 to 5 years	6 to 14 years	15 to 17 years	18 to 24 years	2 children, of which at least one is aged 0 to 24 years	Both aged 0 to 5 years	Both aged 6 to 14 years	Both aged 15 to 17 years	Both aged 18 to 24 years	One aged 0 to 5 years and one aged 6 to 14 years	One aged 6 to 14 years and one aged 15 to 17 years	One aged 15 to 17 years and one aged 18 to 24 years	One aged 18 to 24 years and one aged 25 years and over	Other age combinations of children	3 or more children, of which at least one is aged 0 to 24 years	All aged 0 to 5 years	All aged 6 to 14 years	All aged 15 to 17 years	All aged 18 to 24 years	Some aged 0 to 5 years and some aged 6 to 14 years	Some aged 6 to 14 years and some aged 15 to 17 years	Some aged 15 to 17 years and some aged 18 to 24 years	Some aged 18 to 24 years and some aged 25 years and over	Other age combinations of children	Average number of children, all ages
Total - Census family structure^Footnote 1	11,340	1,555	9,790	3,295	1,035	795	345	1,120	4,465	660	1,030	95	595	580	500	450	265	290	2,030	95	225	5	85	530	240	170	110	575	1.8
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	8,635	945	7,695	2,305	820	500	215	775	3,655	605	845	60	475	495	385	350	215	230	1,730	90	195	0	70	470	190	135	95	475	1.9
Intact families	7,470	815	6,655	2,000	790	415	165	635	3,240	590	795	55	425	430	320	305	190	135	1,415	85	175	0	60	395	155	125	80	330	1.9
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	1,165	125	1,040	310	30	85	50	140	415	15	50	5	50	65	65	40	25	100	315	0	25	0	10	75	35	10	15	145	2.0
Simple stepfamilies	665	120	545	310	30	85	50	145	190	10	40	5	30	10	30	30	10	20	45	0	5	0	0	5	10	5	5	10	1.4
Complex stepfamilies	500	5	495	0	0	0	0	0	220	5	10	0	15	55	35	10	10	80	270	0	15	0	10	70	25	10	5	135	2.8
Lone-parent census families	2,705	610	2,090	985	215	290	135	345	810	50	185	35	120	90	115	105	50	65	300	10	30	0	10	60	45	30	15	95	1.6
Male lone-parent census families	650	160	490	280	50	75	40	115	170	10	45	5	35	15	20	20	15	10	40	0	5	0	5	5	10	5	5	10	1.5
Female lone-parent census families	2,055	450	1,605	710	165	220	90	230	645	45	140	30	85	75	90	85	35	55	255	5	25	0	10	55	40	30	15	85	1.6

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Census family structure.

Footnote 2

For more information about intact families and stepfamilies, refer to the Census Dictionary: Stepfamily status of couple family with children.

Footnote 3

For more information about simple and complex stepfamilies, refer to the Census Dictionary: Relationship structure of stepfamily.

Data quality note(s) – Dufferin

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 3.5%.
• Short-form income data quality flag
  Default. Data quality index showing a short-form income non-response rate lower than 10%.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016025.